The Role of Gender Stereotypes, Sexual Myths, and Professional Experience on the Attitudes Toward Female-Perpetrated Sexual Abuse Among Turkish Professionals.

IF 1.3 4区 社会学 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Seda Akdemir, Zeynep Belma Gölge
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Studies indicated that people tend to consider female-perpetrated sexual abuse (FPSA) less serious and damaging than male-perpetrated abuse (MPSA) and the possible roles of gender stereotypes on attitudes to minimize FPSA. This study aimed to explore the role of gender stereotypes and sexuality myths on the attitudes toward FPSA among professionals. A secondary aim was to explore the role of training and experience with child sexual abuse (CSA) cases on the attitudes toward FPSA. The sample consisted of Turkish professionals (N = 502), including mental health/social, health, and justice workers. The participants were recruited via a face-to-face online survey. The results of one-way ANOVAs showed that females and mental health/social workers were more likely to consider FPSA as a serious problem and believe the negative impact of abuse. A five-step hierarchical multiple regression analysis demonstrated that the experience with FPSA cases, belief in gender stereotypes, and myths about female sexuality accounted for 21.7% of the variance in the attitudes toward FPSA. Although the level of professional minimization of FPSA is above average, the influential roles of gender stereotypes and sexual myths on the attitudes toward FPSA exist among professionals. Our findings supported the necessity of additional training addressing gender stereotypes and sexual myths. Future studies should also be conducted with different populations and other influential possible factors on the attitudes toward FPSA.

性别刻板印象、性神话和专业经验对土耳其专业人员对女性犯下的性虐待的态度的作用。
研究表明,人们倾向于认为女性实施的性虐待(FPSA)不如男性实施的虐待(MPSA)严重和具有破坏性,以及性别陈规定型观念对尽量减少FPSA的态度可能起的作用。本研究旨在探讨性别刻板印象和性神话对专业人士对FPSA态度的影响。第二个目的是探讨儿童性虐待(CSA)案件的培训和经验对FPSA态度的作用。样本由土耳其专业人员组成(N = 502),包括心理健康/社会、卫生和司法工作者。参与者是通过面对面的在线调查招募的。单因素方差分析的结果表明,女性和心理健康/社会工作者更有可能认为FPSA是一个严重的问题,并相信虐待的负面影响。一项五步分层多元回归分析表明,FPSA病例的经历、对性别刻板印象的信念和对女性性行为的神话占对FPSA态度变化的21.7%。尽管FPSA的专业最小化水平高于平均水平,但性别刻板印象和性神话对FPSA态度的影响作用存在于专业人员中。我们的研究结果支持了针对性别陈规定型观念和性神话的额外培训的必要性。未来的研究还应该针对不同的人群和其他对FPSA态度有影响的可能因素进行。
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期刊介绍: The International Journal of Press/Politics is an interdisciplinary journal for the analysis and discussion of the role of the press and politics in a globalized world. The Journal is interested in theoretical and empirical research on the linkages between the news media and political processes and actors. Special attention is given to the following subjects: the press and political institutions (e.g. the state, government, political parties, social movements, unions, interest groups, business), the politics of media coverage of social and cultural issues (e.g. race, language, health, environment, gender, nationhood, migration, labor), the dynamics and effects of political communication.
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